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Targeting of LGBT+ people, anti-Chinese racism and privacy concerns in South Korea amid COVID-19
Published at
03.06.2020
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- surveillance
- minority groups

LGBT rights movement in South Korea facing challenges in law and practice from conservative groups
Published at
14.02.2020
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- protestor(s) detained
- protest

UN expert concerned about hate speech by South Korean politicians against LGBTI people
Published at
26.09.2019
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- protest

Escalating concerns over right to privacy and freedom of expression on the net in South Korea
Published at
14.05.2019
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- censorship
- protestor(s) detained
- protest
- protest disruption
- women

'Escape the corset’ feminist movement challenging societal beauty standards
Published at
18.01.2019
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- restrictive law
- women
- protest

Thousands protest roll back of pro-labour policies
Published at
30.11.2018
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- surveillance
- protest
- LGBTI
- labour rights
- women

Politician proposes review of National Security Law used to restrict freedom of expression
Published at
25.10.2018
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- restrictive law
- women
- criminal defamation

Tens of thousands of South Korean women protest against ‘spycam porn’
Published at
21.08.2018
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- women
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- protest

Me Too movement in South Korea sparks calls for review of defamation laws
Published at
23.05.2018
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- political interference
- women
- labour rights
- protest

Laws used to deny trade union registration and workers' right to join a union
Published at
06.02.2018
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- women
- political interference
- restrictive law
- refusal of registration
- labour rights
- protest

Trade Unions mobilise 400,000 in Seoul to demand fair wages
Published at
24.07.2017
Country
South Korea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- labour rights
- protest